Rock Hill, S.C. — Winthrop women’s head golf coach Kasay Gambrell announced the team’s 2026-27 campaign which will feature four events in the fall and five in the spring.
AOD at Quail Hollow Club
- Aug. 24, 2026
- Charlotte, N.C. (Quail Hollow Club)
- Hosted the President’s Cup (2022), PGA Championship (2017, 2025) and is home to the Truist Championship
- This event is part of the Access, Opportunity, Development Summit
- Defending Champion: First Year
Elon Women’s Invitational (Host: Elon)
- Sept. 14-15, 2026
- Burlington, N.C. (Alamance County Club)
- Host of the 1983 and 1991 North Carolina State Amateur Championship
- Host of the 1982 NAIA National Championship
- 2024 event was shortened to 18 holes due to inclement weather
- Defending Champions: Elon/JMU (+4)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: T10 (2025)
Terrier Intercollegiate (Host: Wofford)
- Oct. 12-13, 2026
- Spartanburg, S.C. (Country Club of Spartanburg)
- Tom Jackson designed 18-hole championship course
- Defending Champions: ETSU (+27)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: 8th (2025)
UNCG Fall Collegiate (Host: UNC Greensboro)
- Oct. 19-20, 2026
- Greensboro, N.C. (Forest Oaks Country Club)
- Frequent host of PGA Tour events
- Defending Champions: UNCG (+21)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: 7th (2025)
Oyster Shuck Match Play (Host: The Citadel)
- Feb. 8-10, 2027
- Charleston, S.C. (Charleston Municipal Golf Course)
- Hosted the South Carolina State Championship and remains the home of the Charleston City Amateur.
- Defending Champions: Samford (3-0)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: (2025 vs. Samford/The Citadel/Radford)
Rivertowne Invitational (Host: Charleston Southern)
- Feb. 15-16, 2027
- Charleston, S.C. (Rivertowne Country Club)
- South Carolina Course of the Year – National Golf Course Owners Association
- Top 15 Places to Play – Post and Courier
- Defending Champions: High Point (+33)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: 10th (2025)
Henssler Financial Invitational (Host: Kennesaw State)
- Mar. 22-24, 2027
- Kennesaw, Ga. (Pinetree Country Club)
- Private Club that opened in 1962 with an 18-hole championship course designed by Chick Adams (Renovated by Bill Bergin in 2007)
- Host of the AJGA BabyGrande Atlantic Classic
- Defending Champions: n/a
- Last Winthrop Appearance: first appearance
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (Host: Golfweek)
- April 5-8, 2027
- Pawley’s Island, S.C. (Caledonia Golf & Fish Club)
- Course opened in 1994
- “Top 100” lists annually include Golf, Golf Digest and Golfweek magazines
- Defending Champions: Middle Tennessee (+24)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: 15th (2026)
Olde Stone Collegiate (Host: Western Kentucky)
- Oct. 28-29, 2025
- Bowling Green, Ky. (The Club at Olde Stone)
- Golf Digest first awarded Olde Stone the 8th Best New Private Club in 2007
- Ranked in the state’s top three private courses by Golfweek
- Hosted the PGA Junior Ryder Cup as well as USGA Girls Junior Championship
- Defending Champions: n/a
- Last Winthrop Appearance: first appearance
Big South Championships (Host: Big South Conference)
- Apr. 18-21, 2027
- Fripp Island, S.C. (Ocean Creek)
- Designed by Davis Love III and Paul Cowey
- 10 Best New Courses in America – Golf Digest
- Defending Champions: High Point (Match Play) / High Point (Stroke Play)
- Last Winthrop Appearance: T4th (2026)
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